DENVER — Unless Spurs point guard Tony Parker can convince Gregg Popovich he is fully recovered from the various ailments, including a sore neck, that knocked him out of the Spurs-Hawks game on Saturday, he isn’t likely to suit up for Wednesday’s game against the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center.

“We’re going to talk about it some more,” Popovich said. “You know me, I’m going to go for the conservative side whenever I can. He feels like he’s pretty darn ready to go, but coaches are paranoid. With Manu down and Diaw down and the playoffs around the corner and he’s carried us all year, I need a healthy Tony Parker.”

Popovich said he and Parker will meet before the team leaves its hotel for the Pepsi Center and make a final determination on his availability.

“I’m going to give him another chance to hit me again this afternoon,” Popovich said. “He’s fighting me to play, which is good, I guess.”